The Day the Earth Stood Still (trueHD)

In the original movie, a flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort (Lock Martin), an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to melt all the weapons, including tanks, without harming a single human being. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen.

While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son. Billy Benson (Billy Gray) takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington DC finally stopping in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth.

When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say these words Klaatu Barata Nikto. If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As Gort moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. Gort picks her up and takes her into the ship. Gort then retrieves Klaatus body and through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.

The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star (Keanu Reeves) as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, (Jaden Smith) as Jacob, and (Kathy Bates). Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using FX.

The remake of (The Day the Earth Stood Still) will supposedly remain true to the original movie, however there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. In either case the alien 'weaponry' seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact.

In the 1951 movie, Gort is described as one of a race of robots created by the planets to maintain peace throughout the galaxy. If the 2008 remake follows the short story by (Harry Bates), "Farewell to the Master" upon which the 1951 movie is based, it will be revealed at the end of the movie by Gort himself that he is the master, and not Klaatu.

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[Emblemz]

you know if this really did happend in real life....it would be a good reason y they would do so....we really are destroying earth

[dylanwarrenhouse]

agreed, and its too late for us to stop. we're fucked in other words

[Emblemz]

@eluabs your braindead mind cannot comprehend what im trying to say.

you are the weakest link. goodbye

[eluabs]

@Emblemz so what??? u gonna cry go cry to ur mommy u fucking piece of shit!

[icebreakersix1nine]

@PINGASFIST o i was talking bout the old gort

[PINGASFIST]

@icebreakersix1nine Are you saying Liberty Prime looks nothing like the original Gort, or the new Gort looks nothing like the original Gort?

Because the New Gort looks similar to Old Gort in that they are both humanoid with blank featureless faces with a single slot eye, from which a laser weapon originates. The same is true for LP in any case, with the only difference being his bulkyness and extra bits.

[icebreakersix1nine]

@PINGASFIST WHat???? looks nothing like the original gort

[PINGASFIST]

@icebreakersix1nine Like Liberty Prime

[icebreakersix1nine]

what does gort look like in this one

[klaatu32]

I agree on everything with you Keanu, except that there is nothing we can do. Basicly that is so but somebody has to do something eventualy and by that I don t mean killing or destroying just not being lethargic.